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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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4262.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 4:30 PM-5:30 PM | |||
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| In this session, the learner will see posters on a wide variety of infectious diseases. These diseases include measles, influenza, chicken pox, food-borne pathogens, tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. Other topics include prevalence determination for multiple sclerosis in small communities and bioterrorism preparedness continuing education programs. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) will be able to: 1. Understand factors affecting low measles immunization coverage in Akita, Japan 2. To examine responses to a new question on the National Health Interview Survey regarding receiving a flu vaccination via nasal spray 3. Evaluate varicella control strategies in a jail population in the context of a current outbreak experience 4. Describe laboratory testing practices for Escherichia coli 0157/STEC in North Carolina as well as its importance 5. Identify the important factors for TB successful treatment as well as case management 6. Identify deficiencies in diagnosis and reporting practices of food-borne disease among clinical laboratories in North Carolina 7. get up-to-date information on the molecular level research carried out on ethnic resistant genes among Nepalese ethnic groups against malaria and HIV infections 8. Describe an outbreak investigation from a local health department perspective 9. Discuss methods to determine the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in small communities 10. Articulate the steps involved in partnership development for a statewide bioterrorism preparedness continuing education program | |||
| Factors Affecting Measles Immunization Coverage in Japan Yuichiro Yahata, MPH, PhD, Tomoko Satou, Yong Zhang, MD, PhD, Kozue Sasaki, Takako Tanaka, Noriyuki Suzuki, MD, PhD, Kasuhiko Moji, PhD | |||
| Factors related to decreases in progression time from HIV to AIDS in Toronto Camille Achonu, MHSc, Effie Gournis, MPH, MSc, Jo-Ann Ackery, Barbara Yaffe, MD, MHSc, Rita Shahin, MD, MHSc | |||
| Injection-related risk behaviors among cases of acute hepatitis C Kyle P. Openo, MPH, Kathy Boaz, MPH, C. Kirk Avent, MD, Mona Bedell, RN, MSPH, Julia Gill, PhD, MPH, Sandra Huang, MD, Harriet Homan, RN, Denise Stinson, RN, Ian Williams, PhD | |||
| Influenza vaccination among adults: Results from the 2003 and 2004 National Health Interview Surveys Jeannine S. Schiller, MPH, John R. Pleis, MS, Patricia Adams, Eve Powell-Griner, PhD | |||
| Varicella outbreak in a county jail: Strategies for response and control Jennifer L. Stewart, MS | |||
| Health care costs associated with pertussis among adolescents enrolled in commercial managed care organizations Rahul Ganguly, PhD, C. Ron Cantrell, PhD, Gerald. B. Ferguson | |||
| Laboratory testing for Escherichia coli O157/STEC in North Carolina Michelle R. Torok, MPH, Pia D.M. MacDonald, PhD, MPH, Andrew C. Voetsch, MPH, Amy L. Nelson, PhD, MPH, Martha Salyers, MD, MPH, Leslie A. Wolf, PhD | |||
| Diagnosis and reporting practices of foodborne disease among clinical laboratories in North Carolina Michelle R. Torok, MPH, Pia D.M. MacDonald, PhD, MPH, Andrew C. Voetsch, PhD, MPH, Amy L. Nelson, PhD, MPH, Martha Salyers, MD, MPH, Leslie A. Wolf, PhD | |||
| Community case-finding to determine the prevalence of multiple sclerosis: A model for chronic disease surveillance? Barbara J. Sjostrom, MPA, Joel B. Cowen, MA | |||
| Using academic and public health partnerships to achieve preparedness Carol B. Isaac, MA, RN, Bevely J. Hays, PhD, RN, Sharon Medcalf, MEd, RN | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Epidemiology | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA